List of Battles Involving the Ottoman Empire

Author: Mohammed Sami Ullah
October 27, 2021

Overview
List of the Battles

Overview

The Ottoman Empire lasted more than six centuries, with its greatest geographical extent stretching from central Europe to the Persian Gulf and from the Caspian Sea to North Africa during its heyday in the second half of the 16th century. As a result, the empire fought a significant number of battles. However, only the most critical fights are included here. The conflicts fought in the twentieth century (such as the Turco-Italian War, the Balkan Wars, and World War I) as well as the sieges (such as the sieges of Constantinople, Belgrade, Cairo, Bagdad, and others) that most lists include as fights are not listed unless the blockade is followed by a combat (i.e. Vienna, Plevna).

List of the Battles

Year	Name of the Battle	Opponent
In 1302	Bapheus	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1303	Dimbos	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1326	Bursa	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1329	Pelekanon	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1331	Nicaea	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1337	Nicomedia	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1337	Demotika	Against Byzantine Empire & Serbian Empire
In 1354	Gallipoli	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1355	Ihtiman	Against Bulgarian Empire
In 1364	near Adrianople	Against Serbian Empire
In 1369	Adrianople	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1371	Maritsa	Against Serbian Empire
In 1381	Dubrovnica	Against Moravian Serbia
In 1385	Sofia	Against Bulgarian Empire
In 1385	Savra	Against Zeta under the Balšići
In 1386	Pločnik	Against Moravian Serbia
In 1388	Bileca	Against the Kingdom of Bosnia
In 1389	Kosovo	Against: Moravian Serbia, District of Branković Kingdom of Bosnia, Knights Hospitaller
In 1390	Philadelphia	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1391 (or 1392)	Kırkdilim	Against Kadi Burhan al-Din
In 1393	Tarnovo	Against Bulgarian Empire
In 1395	Rovine	Against Wallachia (South Romania)
In 1396	Nicopolis	Against Crusades (Hungary, France, Knights Hospitaller, Venice)
In 1402	Ankara	Against Timurid Empire
In 1402	Tripolje	Against Serbian Despotate
In 1403	Ulubad	Civil war between Mehmed Çelebi and İsa Çelebi
In 1403	Kosmidion	Civil war between Süleyman Çelebi and İsa Çelebi
In 1410	Kosmidion	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1411	Constantinople	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1411 (or 1412)	İnceğiz	Civil war between Mehmed Celebi and Musa Celebi
In 1413	Çamurlu	Civil war between Mehmed Celebi and Musa Çelebi
In 1416	Gallipoli	Against Venice
In 1422	Constantinople	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1428	Golubac	Against: Kingdom of Hungary, Wallachia, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
In 1430	Thessalonica	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1440	Belgrade	Against the Kingdom of Hungary, Serbian Despotate
In 1441	Novo Brdo	Against Serbian Despotate, Republic of Ragusa
In 1442	Sântimbru and Sibiu	Against the Kingdom of Hungary
In 1443	Nish	Against the Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Poland, Serbian Despotate
In 1443	Zlatitsa	Against the Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Poland, Serbian Despotate
In 1444	Kunovica	Against Crusades (Hungary, Serbia, Poland)
In 1444	Torvioll	Against Albania
In 1444	Varna	Against Crusades (Hungary, Poland and many others)
In 1445	Mokra	Against Albania
In 1446	Otonetë	Against Albania
In 1448	Svetigrad	Against League of Lezhë
In 1448	Oranik	Against League of Lezhë
In 1448	Second Kosovo	Against Hungary, Wallacia
In 1450	Krujë	Against League of Lezhë
In 1450	Polog	Against Albania
In 1453	Constantinople	Against Byzantine Empire
In 1454	Leskovac	Against Serbian Despotate
In 1454	Kruševac	Against Serbian Despotate, Kingdom of Hungary
In 1455	Berat	Against Albania
In 1456	Oranik	Against Albania
In 1456	Belgrade	Against the Kingdom of Hungary, Serbian Despotate
In 1457	Ujëbardha	Against Albania
In 1462	Targoviste	Against Wallachia
In 1461	Trebizond	Against Empire of Trebizond
In 1462	Mokra	Against Albania
In 1463	Jajce Fortress)	Against: the Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Croatia, Republic of Venice
In 1464	Jajce Fortress)	Against the Kingdom of Hungary
In 1464	Ohrid	Against Albania
In 1465	Vaikal	Against Albania
In 1465	Meçad	Against Albania
In 1467	Krujë	Against Albania
In 1467	Krujë	Against Albania
In 1473	Otlukbeli	Ak Koyunlu Turkmens
In 1474	Shkodra	Against the Republic of Venice, Principality of Zeta
In 1475	Crimea	Against Principality of Theodoro, Republic of Genoa
In 1475	Vaslui	Against Moldavia (North Romania)
In 1476	Valea Alba	Against Moldavia
In 1478	Krujë	Against Republic of Venice, Albania
In 1478	Shkodra	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1479	Câmpul Pâinii	Against the Kingdom of Hungary, Serbia
In 1474	Shkodra	Against the Republic of Venice, Lordship of Zeta
In 1480	Otranto	Against Kingdom of Naples, Hungary, Aragon
In 1483	Novi Grad	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1485	Adana	Against Mamluk Sultanate
In 1485	Chilia	Against Moldavia
In 1491	Lika	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1493	Krbava	Against Croatia
In 1497	Chernivtsi Oblast	Against Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
In 1499	Zonchio	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1500	Modon	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1500	Cephalonia	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1513	Dubica	Against Croatia, the Kingdom of Hungary
In 1514	Chaldiran	Against Safavid Persia
In 1515	Turnadağ	Against Beylik of Dulkadir
In 1516	Marj Dabiq	Against Mamluk Egypt
In 1516	Yaunis Khan	Against Mamluk Egypt
In 1517	Siege of Cairo	Against Mamluk Egypt
In 1518	Jajce	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1521	Belgrade	Against the Kingdom of Hungary
In 1522	Knin	Against Croatia
In 1522	Rhodes	Against Knights Hospitallers
In 1526	Mohács	Against the Kingdom of Hungary
In 1528	Hungary	Against - Habsburg Austria, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, The Kingdom of Croatia, Ferdinand's Hungarian kingdom, Rascians
In 1528	Hungary	Against - Habsburg Austria, Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, The Kingdom of Croatia, Ferdinand's Hungarian kingdom
In 1529	Formentera	Against Spanish Empire
In 1529	Algiers	Against Spanish Empire
In 1529	Siege of Vienna	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1529	Formentera	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1532	Kőszeg	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1532	Leobersdorf	Against Habsburg Monarchy, Kingdom of Hungary
In 1534	Baghdad	Against Safavid Persia
In 1534	Tunis	Against Hafsid dynasty
In 1535	Tunis	Against: Habsburg Monarchy, Hafsid dynasty, Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Portugal, Papal States, Knights of Malta
In 1537	Fortress of Klis	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1537	Corfu	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1537	Gorjani	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1538	Preveza	Against Papal Holy League
In 1539	Herceg Novi	Against Spanish Empire
In 1540	Battle of Girolata	Against Genoa, Spain
In 1541	Siege of Buda	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1541	Algiers	Against: Habsburg Monarchy, Order of Saint John, Republic of Genoa, The Papal States, Kingdom of Kuku
In 1542	Buda	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1543	Esztergom	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1543	Nice	Against: Holy Roman Empire and the Republic of Genoa
In 1545	Sokhoista	Against: the Kingdom of Imereti, Kingdom of Kartli, Principality of Guria
In 1548	Van	Against Safavid Persia
In 1551	Siege of Gozo	Against Order of Saint John
In 1551	Siege of Tripoli	Against Order of Saint John
In 1552	Ponza	Against the Republic of Genoa
In 1552	Temesvár	Against Habsburg Monarchy
In 1552	Eger	Against Hungary
In 1552	Muscat	Against Portugal
In 1553	Corsica	Against the Republic of Genoa
In 1554	Conquest of Fez	Against Saadi Sultanate
In 1588	Wadi al-Laban	Against Saadi Sultanate
In 1558	Mostaganem	Against Spanish Empire
In 1560	Battle of Djerba	Against: Holy Roman Empire, Republic of Genoa, Papal states, Knights of Malta
In 1561	Brest Pokupski	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1565	Great Siege of Malta	Against Order of Saint John
In 1565	Bosanska Krupa	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1565	Ivanić-Grad	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1566	Siklós	Against - Kingdom of Croatia, Kingdom of Hungary
In 1566	Szigetvár	Against - Kingdom of Croatia, Kingdom of Hungary
In 1570	Nicosia	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1570	Famagusta	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1571	Lepanto	Against: Holy League (Holy Roman Empire, Republic of Venice, Republic of Genoa, Papal states, Knights of Malta)
In 1574	Tunis	Against Spanish Empire
In 1576	Capture of Fez	Against Morocco
In 1578	Gvozdansko Castle	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1578	Ksar el Kebir	Against Portugal
In 1578	Çıldır	Against Safavid Persia
In 1578	Shamakhi	Against Safavid Persia
In 1583	Torches[dn 2]	Against Safavid Persia
In 1584	Slunj	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1592	Bihać	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1592	Brest Pokupski	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1593	Sisak	Against Holy Roman Empire, Croatia
In 1595	Călugăreni	Against Wallachia
In 1595	Giurgiu	Against: Transylvania, Wallachia, Moldavia, Holy Roman Empire
In 1596	Brest Pokupski	Against the Kingdom of Croatia
In 1596	Eger	Against Habsburg Monarchy
In 1596	Keresztes	Against Habsburg Monarchy
In 1599	Șelimbăr	Against Wallachia
In 1601	Nagykanizsa	Against Holy Roman and many more
In 1601	Guruslău	Against Habsburg Monarchy
In 1603	Brașov	Against Wallachia
In 1603	Tabriz	Against Safavid Persia
In 1604	Urmia	Against Safavid Persia
In 1605	Sufiyan	Against Safavid Persia
In 1609	Tashiskari	Against the Kingdom of Imereti
In 1620	Tutora	Against Poland–Lithuania, Moldavia
In 1621	Khotyn (1621)	Against Poland–Lithuania
In 1627	Baghdad	Against Safavid Persia
In 1630	Mahidasht	Against Safavid Persia
In 1649	Focchies	Against Venice
In 1654	Perast	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1654	Dardanelles (1654)	Against Venice
In 1655	Dardanelles (1655)	Against Venice
In 1656	Dardanelles (1656)	Against Venice
In 1657	Dardanelles (1657)	Against Venice
In 1663	Köbölkút	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1663	Érsekújvár	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1663	Zrínyiújvár	Against: the Kingdom of Croatia, Kingdom of Hungary
In 1663	Zrínyiújvár	Against: the Kingdom of Croatia, Kingdom of Hungary
In 1664	Siege of Novi Zrin	Against: Habsburg Monarchy, Kingdom of Croatia, Kingdom of Hungary, League of the Rhine
In 1664	Léva	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1664	Battle of Saint Gotthard	Against France, the Holy Roman Empire
In 1664	Candia	Against: the Republic of Venice, Knights of Malta, France
In 1673	Khotyn (1673)	Against Poland–Lithuania
In 1683	Siege of Vienna	Against Holy Roman Empire, Poland–Lithuania
In 1683	Párkány	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1684	Vác	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1684	Buda	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1684	Lefkada	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1685	Érsekújvár	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1685	Eperjes	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1685	Kassa	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1686	Battle of Buda	Against Holy League, Christian Coalition
In 1686	Pécs	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1687	Second Battle of Mohács	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1687	Crimea	Against Tsardom of Russia
In 1687	Crimea	Against Tsardom of Russia
In 1688	Chalkis	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1688	Belgrade	Against Holy Roman Empire, Bavaria
In 1688	Batočina	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1689	Niš	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1690	Zernest	Against Holy Roman Empire, Transylvania
In 1690	Mytilene	Against the Republic of Venice
In 1690	Belgrade	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1691	Slankamen	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1694	Ustechko	Against Poland–Lithuania
In 1695	Oinousses Islands	Against Venice
In 1695	Azov	Against Tsardom of Russia
In 1695	Lugos	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1696	Azov	Against Tsardom of Russia
In 1696	Andros	Against Venice
In 1696	Cenei	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1697	Ulaş	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1697	Zenta	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1698	Podhajce	Against Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
In 1698	Samothrace	Against Venice
In 1711	Pruth River	Against Russian Empire
In 1716	Petrovaradin	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1717	Belgrade	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1717	Imbros	Against Venice
In 1717	Matapan	Against: Venice, Portugal, Knights of Malta, Papal States
In 1726	Khoramabad	Against Hotaki Empire
In 1733	Kirkuk	Against Safavid Persia
In 1735	Yeghevard	Against Safavid Persia
In 1737	Banja Luka	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1739	Grocka	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1739	Stavuchany	Against Russian Empire
In 1745	Kars	Against Afsharid Persia
In 1757	Khresili	Against the Kingdom of Imereti
In 1770	Aspindza	Against the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti
In 1770	Chesma	Against Russian Empire
In 1770	Larga	Against Russian Empire
In 1770	Kagul	Against Russian Empire
In 1774	Kozluca	Against Russian Empire
In 1774	Kerch	Against Russian Empire
In 1775	Algiers	Against Spanish Empire
In 1776	Basra	Against Zand Persia
In 1789	Sebeş	Against Holy Roman Empire
In 1789	Fokşani	Against - Holy Roman Empire, Russian Empire
In 1789	Rymnik	Against - Holy Roman Empire, Russian Empire
In 1790	Kerch	Against Russian Empire
In 1791	Kaliakra	Against Russian Empire
In 1798	Pyramids	Against France
In 1799	Acre	Against France
In 1799	Abukir	Against France
In 1805	Derne	Against the United States
In 1805	Ivankovac	Against Serbian rebels
In 1806	Mišar	Against Serbian rebels
In 1806	Deligrad	Against Serbian rebels
In 1807	Dardanelles (1807)	Against the United Kingdom
In 1807	Alexandria	Against the United Kingdom
In 1807	Arpachai	Against Russian Empire
In 1807	Athos	Against Russian Empire
In 1809	Čegar	Against Serbian rebels
In 1810	Batin	Against Russian Empire
In 1812	Al Safra	Against Emirate of Diriyah
In 1813	Jeddah	Against Emirate of Diriyah
In 1815	Ljubić	Against Serbian rebels
In 1821	Alamana	Against Greek rebels
In 1821	Dragashani	Against Greek rebels
In 1821	Erzurum	Against Qajar Persia
In 1822	Dervenakia	Against Greek rebels
In 1822	Nauplia	Against Greek rebels
In 1822	Chios	Against Greek rebels
In 1825	Gerontas	Against Greek rebels
In 1827	Kamatero	Against Greek rebels
In 1827	Navarino	Against - Russian Empire, United Kingdom, France
In 1829	Kulevicha	Against Russian Empire
In 1830	Algiers	Against France
In 1831	Third Kosovo	Against Bosnia (revolters)
In 1839	Konya	Against Egypt (revolters)
In 1839	Nizib	Against Egypt (revolters)
In 1840	Acre	Against Egypt(revolters)
In 1853	Oltenitza	Against Russian Empire
In 1853	Sinop	Against Russian Empire
In 1854	Silistra	Against Russian Empire
In 1854	Kurekdere	Against Russian Empire
In 1855	Eupatoria	Against Russian Empire
In 1877	Kızıl Tepe	Against Russian Empire
In 1877	Plevna	Against - Russian Empire, Romania, Bulgaria (revolters)
In 1877	Shipka	Against - Russian Empire, Bulgaria (revolters)
In 1877	Taşkesen	Against Russian Empire
In 1878	Plevna	Against Russian Empire
In 1878	Mouzaki	Against Greece
In 1880	Ulqin	Against Albanian Irregulars
In 1881	Tunisia	Against France
In 1893	Al Wajbah	Against Qatar
In 1897	Velestino	Against Greece
In 1897	Domokos	Against Greece
In 1911	Tobruk	Against Italy
In 1912	Kunfuda	Against Italy
In 1912	Beirut	Against Italy
In 1912	Sarantaporo	Against Greece
In 1912	Yenidje	Against Greece
In 1912	Kırkkilise	Against Bulgaria
In 1912	Burgos	Against Bulgaria
In 1912	Çatalca	Against Bulgaria
In 1912–1913	Scutari	Against - Montenegro, Serbia
In 1912–1913	Adrianople	Against Bulgaria
In 1912	Prilep	Against Serbia
In 1912	Sorovich	Against Greece
In 1912	Monastir	Against Serbia
In 1912	Dardanelles (1912)	Against Greece
In 1913	Lemnos	Against Greece
In 1913	Bizani	Against Greece
In 1914	Zeitun	Against Armenian Militia
In 1914	Black Sea Raid	Against Russian Empire
In 1914	Bergmann Offensive	Against Russian Empire
In 1914	Al-Faw	Against British Empire
In 1914	Basra	Against British Empire
In 1914	Qurna	Against British Empire
In 1914	Sarikamish	Against Russian Empire
In 1914–1915	Ardahan	Against Russian Empire
In 1915	Suez Canal	Against British Empire
In 1915–1916	Gallipoli	Against British Empire, France
In 1915	Dilman	Against Russian Empire
In 1915	Van	Against Armenian Militia
In 1915	Zeitun	Against Armenian Militia
In 1915	Musa Dagh Resistance	Against Armenian Militia
In 1915	Şebinkarahisar	Against Armenian Militia
In 1915	Malazgirt	Against Russian Empire
In 1915	Kara Killisse	Against Russian Empire
In 1915	Battle of Es Sinn	Against British Empire
In 1915	Urfa Resistance	Against Armenian Militia
In 1915	Ctesiphon	Against British Empire
In 1915	Battle of Umm-at-Tubal	Against British Empire
In 1915	Kut	Against British Empire
In 1916	Battle of Sheikh Sa'ad	Against British Empire
In 1916	Erzurum	Against Russian Empire
In 1916	Battle of Koprukoy	Against Russian Empire
In 1916	Battle of Wadi	Against British Empire
In 1916	Battle of Hanna	Against British Empire
In 1916	Trabzon	Against Russian Empire
In 1916	Battle of Dujaila	Against British Empire
In 1916	Bir el Jifjafa	Against British Empire
In 1916	Katia	Against British Empire
In 1916	Mecca	Against Hejazi Rebels
In 1916	Ta'if	Against Hejazi Rebels
In 1916–1919	Medina	Against Hejazi Rebels
In 1916	Bitlis	Against Russian Empire
In 1916	Erzincan	Against Russian Empire
In 1916	Battle of Romani	Against British Empire
In 1916	Bir al-Abed	Against British Empire
In 1916–1917	Yanbu	Against Hejazi Rebels
In 1916	Battle of Magdhaba	Against British Empire
In 1917	Battle of Rafa	Against British Empire
In 1917	Hasna	Against British Empire
In 1917	Kut	Against British Empire
In 1917	Raid on Nekhl	Against British Empire
In 1917	Tell 'Asur	Against British Empire
In 1917	Baghdad	Against British Empire
In 1917	Samarrah Offensive	Against British Empire
In 1917	Mount Hamrin	Against British Empire
In 1917	First Battle of Gaza	Against British Empire
In 1917	Second Battle of Gaza	Against British Empire
In 1917	Istabulat	Against British Empire
In 1917	Stalemate in Southern Palestine	Against British Empire
In 1917	Aqaba	Against Hejazi rebels
In 1917	Ramadi	Against British Empire
In 1917	Wadi Musa	Against Hejazi Rebels
In 1917	al-Samn	Against Hejazi Rebels
In 1917	Tze'elim	Against British Empire
In 1917	Beersheba	Against British Empire
In 1917	Third Battle of Gaza	Against British Empire
In 1917	Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe	Against British Empire
In 1917	Battle of Hareira and Sheria	Against British Empire
In 1917	Wadi el Hesi	Against British Empire
In 1917	Huj	Against British Empire
In 1917	Battle of Mughar Ridge	Against British Empire
In 1917	Ayun Kara	Against British Empire
In 1917	Jerusalem	Against British Empire
In 1917	Nebi Samwil	Against British Empire
In 1917	Battle of El Burj	Against British Empire
In 1917	Jaffa	Against British Empire
In 1918	Jericho	Against British Empire
In 1918	Hijla	Against British Empire
In 1918	Transjordan	Against British Empire
In 1918	Khan al Baghdadi	Against British Empire
In 1918	Transjordan	Against British Empire
In 1918	Sardarabad	Against Armenia
In 1918	Bash Abaran	Against Armenia
In 1918	Vanadzor	Against Armenia
In 1918	Apollonia–Arsuf	Against British Empire
In 1918	German Caucasus Expedition	Against Russian SFSR
In 1918	Battle of Abu Tellul	Against British Empire
In 1918	Baku	Against Baku Commune
In 1918	Transjordan	Against British Empire
In 1918	Wadi Ara	Against - France, British Empire
In 1918	Tabsor	Against British Empire
In 1918	Irbid	Against British Empire
In 1918	Damascus	Against - Hejazi Rebels, British Empire
In 1918	Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub	Against British Empire
In 1918	Kaukab	Against British Empire
In 1918	Kiswe	Against: British Empire, Hejazi Rebels
In 1918	Khan Ayash	Against British Empire
In 1918	Battle of Sharqat	Against British Empire
In 1918	Aleppo	Against British Empire
In 1918	Haritan	Against British Empire
In 1919–1920	Revolt of Ahmet Anzavur	Against Turkish National Movement
In 1920	Geyve	Against Grand National Assembly
In 1920	Greek Summer Offensive	Against Grand National Assembly